Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] Seeking a new 50 - Buying Tips
From: vondauster at earthlink.net (Will von Dauster)
Date: Sat Mar 26 22:32:38 2005
References: <429B89BA414C264A93A2407056F9B93222217A@jughead.TheHearth.local> <6.2.1.2.2.20050326192003.025a32a0@mail.screengang.com>
 
On Mar 26, 2005, at 11:32 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> It's true that clean old collapsible Leitz lenses are rare as white 
> elephants - but there's a way to CLA them.
>
> I had found, for less than $50, a collapsible 50 summicron with 
> scratched coating, some very light haze and dust inside and a 
> corroded, very stiff focus ring. After a CLA at focalpointlens.com, 
> the glass is now astonishingly clear...

And FocalPoint is John van Stelton's business...

Will von Dauster
In reply to: Message from colucci at thehearth.org (Dan Colucci) ([Leica] Seeking a new 50 - Buying Tips)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Seeking a new 50 - Buying Tips)